This editorial is based on “Migration matters” which was published in Business Standard newspaper on 13/05/2024. The article examines multidimensional aspects of Mobility, Both migration within the country and migration to other countries and the challenges lie within it.
For Prelims: World Migration Report, internal migration, International Organization for Migration, Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, NITI Aayog, draft National Migrant Labour policy prepared, One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) project, Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC), e-Shram portal, COVID-19, feminization of agriculture, current account deficit., public distribution system (PDS), PM Garib Kalyan Yojna scheme, Human Migration, Migration in India Report 2020-21
For Mains: Importance of Migration, Obstacles to Migration, need for a Policy Centered on Migration.
The latest World Migration Report, released by the International Organization for Migration, confirms that migration from India to the UAE, the US, and Saudi Arabia ranks among the top 10 country-to-country migration corridors and male emigration from India constitutes nearly 65% of total external migration, indicating that men often migrate for work while women tend to stay behind.
In 2020, approximately 18 million people from India were living outside their country of birth, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the United States (US), and Saudi Arabia host the largest Indian diaspora, both internal migration within the country and migration to other countries are typically driven by the pursuit of improved livelihoods.
Drishti Mains Question
“What are the implications of internal migration on urbanisation and infrastructure development in India?”
Q. Discuss the changes in the trends of labour migration within and outside India in the last four decades. (2015)
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